Search results matching tags 'Professional Development', 'SQLSaturday', and 'SQL Server'http://sqlblog.com/search/SearchResults.aspx?o=DateDescending&tag=Professional+Development,SQLSaturday,SQL+Server&orTags=0Search results matching tags 'Professional Development', 'SQLSaturday', and 'SQL Server'en-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Build: 61129.1)SQLSaturday #69 - Philly Lovehttp://sqlblog.com/blogs/michael_coles/archive/2011/03/06/sqlsaturday-69-philly-love.aspxMon, 07 Mar 2011 01:38:00 GMT21093a07-8b3d-42db-8cbf-3350fcbf5496:33926Mike C<P>Thanks to the Philly SQL Server User Group (PSSUG) and to everyone who attended SQLSaturday #69 in the City of Brotherly Love yesterday. It was a great event with a lot of great people.&nbsp;My presentations are&nbsp;available for&nbsp;download at the links below:&nbsp;</P>
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<P>I just went through&nbsp;my speaker evaluations, and I'm happy to report the response was pretty positive across the board. Having lived in Philly, I know Philadelphians aren't shy about telling how they really feel, so I really appreciate the positive feedback.</P>
<P>For those of you who wrote comments with areas for improvement, rest assured I appreciate the feedback and I'll work your suggestions into future presentations!</P>
<P>Next stop is SQLSaturday #71 in Boston (<A href="http://www.sqlsaturday.com/71/eventhome.aspx">http://www.sqlsaturday.com/71/eventhome.aspx</A>). Lots of top-notch speakers presenting at this one, and I'm looking forward to learning a little Power Shell from the master, and maybe learn a little bit o' that DBA stuff&nbsp;this time around :)</P>
<P>See you in Boston!</P>
<P>&nbsp;</P>Sell Yourself! Presentationhttp://sqlblog.com/blogs/michael_coles/archive/2010/12/05/sell-yourself-presentation.aspxSun, 05 Dec 2010 23:01:00 GMT21093a07-8b3d-42db-8cbf-3350fcbf5496:31374Mike C<P>Thanks to everyone who attended my "Sell Yourself!" presentation at SQLSaturday #61 in Washington, D.C., and thanks to <A title="NOVA SQL website" href="http://www.novasql.com/">NOVA SQL</A>&nbsp;for&nbsp;setting up the event!</P>
<P>I'm uploading the presentation deck here in PDF, original length, with new materials (I had to cut some slides out due to time limits).&nbsp; This deck includes a new section on recruiters and a&nbsp;little more information on the resume.</P>
<P>BTW, if you're rewriting your resume I highly recommend the book Elements of Resume Style by S. Bennett.&nbsp; I've used it as a reference when rewriting my resume and when helping others, and it's a very valuable tool.&nbsp; There are one or two things I disagree with the author about (he recommends against the use of bulleted lists in the resume, I think they're great for emphasis and readability in certain areas so long as they're not overused, for instance); but overall the book has plenty of solid advice on how to get the most out of your resume.</P>
<P>Also, if you haven't done so yet, check out Steve Jones' presentation "The Modern Resume: Building Your Brand" and his new blog: <A href="http://modernresume.blogspot.com/">http://modernresume.blogspot.com/</A>.&nbsp; Steve is a SQL MVP, entrepreneur (a founder and editor-in-chief at SQL Server Central: <A href="http://www.sqlservercentral.com/">http://www.sqlservercentral.com</A>), SQL Server guru, and all-around great guy.&nbsp; His new career-oriented professional-development blog and presentations are full of great career advice and tips for SQL Professionals.</P>